St. Maarten Private Eye

You are right that what the island contributes is of little significance to the overall global problem. But I think it should be viewed in a different light, in the potential risks we are facing, because in the end we have a chance of loosing this life game, just as everyone else.
I don't want to delve too deep into this because Flipper & Caribdude explained what effect a "bottoms-up" approach can garner and the potential impact our children are facing. But it might be helpful in reading these two articles that explain the social trap that many people fall into;

Commons Dilemma

Tragedy of the commons

I'm afraid that too many people on this island resort to this tragedy of the commons on the global warming topic, but thats just me speculating.